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Wabtec signs contract with MBTA for new passenger locomotives (Wabtec issued the following on August 31, 2010.) WILMERDING, Pa. MotivePower, a unit of Wabtec Corporation (NYSE: WAB), has signed a contract with the Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority (MBTA) to supply 20 next-generatio...

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Date: 09/03/10 06:36 EOT device question Author: 5-String The Sept 2010 Trains magazine has an article about distributed power. One of the advantages described is a quicker braking application throughout the train. I thought EOTs dump air in an emergency brake application. But do they not releas...

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Progress Rail, NS announce order of four locomotives powered by Caterpillar engines (Progress Rail Services and Norfolk Southern issued the following on September 1, 2010.) ALBERTVILLE, Ala. and NORFOLK, Va. Progress Rail Services Corporation, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Caterpillar Inc....

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US diesel locomotive builder EMD bets big on IndiaThe Chicago based Electro Motive Diesel, is bullish on the prospects in the Indian market, reports Steel Guru. Mr John Hamilton president and CEO of Electro Motive Diesel told that India is our most dynamic market anywhere in the world. It is my belie...

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CEO's son recalls jet-propelled locomotiveAmerica may not have a high-speed, light-rail solution for its energy and transportation problems, but for one brief moment in the 1960s when Lee Perlman's father bolted two big jet engines on top of a locomotive and set the world speed record for trains i...

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Posted on Sun, Aug. 8, 2010 Europe's high-speed rail revolution may spread to U.S. By Paul Nussbaum Inquirer Staff Writer First of four parts. MADRID , Spain - At precisely 10:30 a.m., with quiet jazz wafting from its speakers, AVE Train 3103 glides out of Atocha Station in central Madrid, its sleek n...

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Caterpillar unit completes acquisition of locomotive maker EMD (The Associated Press circulated the following on August 2, 2010.) ALBERTVILLE, Ala. Caterpillar Inc. said Monday its rail-services unit completed the acquisition of locomotive maker Electro-Motive Diesel for $820 million plu...

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Rail-shop demolition marks end of eraSPRINGFIELD, Mo. -- From the North Kansas Expressway viaduct, you can see the remains of a different era crumbling to the ground, the KYTV.com Web site reports. Rusted train tracks and piles of rubble litter the ground near the rail yards. The debris once made up...

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Malfunction on train sends metal into NY home (The Associated Press circulated the following on July 31, 2010.) MAMARONECK, N.Y. Investigators say pieces of metal that smashed through the window of a Westchester County home earlier this week have been linked to a passing Amtrak train. Police say a...

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NW C630 1135 - Virginia Museum of Transportation - 07/24/10 - {Ariff Azahari Photo}

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I came across this thread at RailForums.com about "Dynamic Helpers". It's hard to decipher the jist but it's something about helper units being RCO unhooked from shoving or helping duties. Thought I'd throw it to our panel of experts. http://www.railroadforums.com/forum/showthre...

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AR GP40-2W 9538 - ABERDEEN NC - 03/2010 - {Frank Baginski Photo}

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Raising an iron giant (The following story by David Hanners appeared on the Pioneer Press website on July 21, 2010.) ST. PAUL, Minn. Milwaukee Road No. 261 has steamed more than a million miles since it rolled out of a factory in eastern New York state 66 years ago, but on Tuesday, it was the locomotive'...

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Iowa Northern, EPA to exhibit environmentally friendly railroad slug (The following appeared on the Progressive Railroading website on July 20, 2010.) Tomorrow, the Iowa Northern Railway Co. and U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) plan to demonstrate a newly converted railroad slug i...

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Three NS SD80MACs, three outer cab descriptions Author: OCtrainguy I was in Cresson last Sunday and six NS SD80MACs were at the engine facility. Three of them were on the track opposite the observation platform and my son pointed out that the 7211, 7203 and 7202 each have a different sticker/patch un...

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Hoquiam WA - 07/1975 - {Dennis Schmidt Collection}

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Uke, I had the CN 2522 on a taconite train the other night, 2nd in the consist. I had all the power I needed to climb the hill out of town, until I had to stop for a meet. Dispatcher called and wanted fuel readings, so I said I would call him back when I checked the units. I took my trusty BNsf flashlight to check...

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-- Edited by Troll on Friday 9th of July 2010 01:58:30 PM

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BNSF testing biodiesel in enginesHAVRE, Mont. BNSF Railway will begin testing biodiesel at its Havrestation. The fuel is produced on the Hi-Line, the Great Falls Tribune reports. The project will combine the expertise of Montana State University-Northern's Bio-Energy Innovation and Testing...

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One of Roanokes Lost Engines finds a new home (The Associated Press circulated the following on June 13, 2010.) NORFOLK, VA. The locomotive gleamed like it did when it first saw life a hundred years ago, already turning heads in its new home near the nTelos Pavilion. The Norfolk & Western 1134 mig...

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FACTS OF DIESEL FREIGHT UNITS A Diesel engine is an amazing assortment of bolts, nuts, valves, heaters, coolers, expanders, contractors, and other gadgets too numerous to mention here. All of these are screwed and welded together to form a single unit. This resulting unit is expected to start out w...

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	Wabtec signs contract with MBTA for new passenger locomotives (Preview) Wabtec signs contract with MBTA for new passenger locomotives (Wabtec issued the following on August 31, 2010.) WILMERDING, Pa. MotivePower, a unit of Wabtec Corporation (NYSE: WAB), has signed a contract with the Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority (MBTA) to supply 20 next-generatio...	Troll	2	784	11:33 AM, 09/04/10 by Uke
	EOT Question (Preview) Date: 09/03/10 06:36 EOT device question Author: 5-String The Sept 2010 Trains magazine has an article about distributed power. One of the advantages described is a quicker braking application throughout the train. I thought EOTs dump air in an emergency brake application. But do they not releas...	Pipes FC	7	919	3:48 PM, 09/03/10 by Snippy
	Progress Rail, NS announce order of four locomotives powered by Caterpillar engines (Preview) Progress Rail, NS announce order of four locomotives powered by Caterpillar engines (Progress Rail Services and Norfolk Southern issued the following on September 1, 2010.) ALBERTVILLE, Ala. and NORFOLK, Va. Progress Rail Services Corporation, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Caterpillar Inc....	Troll	0	1477	9:01 AM, 09/02/10 by Troll
	US diesel locomotive builder EMD bets big on India (Preview) US diesel locomotive builder EMD bets big on IndiaThe Chicago based Electro Motive Diesel, is bullish on the prospects in the Indian market, reports Steel Guru. Mr John Hamilton president and CEO of Electro Motive Diesel told that India is our most dynamic market anywhere in the world. It is my belie...	Troll	2	487	9:35 AM, 08/26/10 by Calvin
	CEO's son recalls jet-propelled locomotive (Preview) CEO's son recalls jet-propelled locomotiveAmerica may not have a high-speed, light-rail solution for its energy and transportation problems, but for one brief moment in the 1960s when Lee Perlman's father bolted two big jet engines on top of a locomotive and set the world speed record for trains i...	Troll	5	1084	12:45 PM, 08/15/10 by Cy Valley
	Europe's high-speed rail revolution may spread to U.S. (Preview) Posted on Sun, Aug. 8, 2010 Europe's high-speed rail revolution may spread to U.S. By Paul Nussbaum Inquirer Staff Writer First of four parts. MADRID , Spain - At precisely 10:30 a.m., with quiet jazz wafting from its speakers, AVE Train 3103 glides out of Atocha Station in central Madrid, its sleek n...	Troll	1	597	9:02 AM, 08/08/10 by Troll
	Russia needs to get in on the new GE's (Preview)	The Krink	7	918	5:44 AM, 08/07/10 by Calvin
	Caterpillar unit completes acquisition of locomotive maker EMD (Preview) Caterpillar unit completes acquisition of locomotive maker EMD (The Associated Press circulated the following on August 2, 2010.) ALBERTVILLE, Ala. Caterpillar Inc. said Monday its rail-services unit completed the acquisition of locomotive maker Electro-Motive Diesel for $820 million plu...	Troll	0	828	8:43 AM, 08/03/10 by Troll
	Rail-shop demolition marks end of era (Preview) Rail-shop demolition marks end of eraSPRINGFIELD, Mo. -- From the North Kansas Expressway viaduct, you can see the remains of a different era crumbling to the ground, the KYTV.com Web site reports. Rusted train tracks and piles of rubble litter the ground near the rail yards. The debris once made up...	Troll	8	1175	3:23 PM, 08/02/10 by Calvin
	Malfunction on train sends metal into NY home (Preview) Malfunction on train sends metal into NY home (The Associated Press circulated the following on July 31, 2010.) MAMARONECK, N.Y. Investigators say pieces of metal that smashed through the window of a Westchester County home earlier this week have been linked to a passing Amtrak train. Police say a...	Troll	1	482	2:10 PM, 08/02/10 by Freddie Krueger
	NW Blue (Preview) NW C630 1135 - Virginia Museum of Transportation - 07/24/10 - {Ariff Azahari Photo}	Troll	6	677	11:23 AM, 08/01/10 by Calvin
	Dynamic Helpers (Preview) I came across this thread at RailForums.com about "Dynamic Helpers". It's hard to decipher the jist but it's something about helper units being RCO unhooked from shoving or helping duties. Thought I'd throw it to our panel of experts. http://www.railroadforums.com/forum/showthre...	The Krink	1	571	3:19 AM, 07/26/10 by Calvin
	GP40 wide body (Preview) AR GP40-2W 9538 - ABERDEEN NC - 03/2010 - {Frank Baginski Photo}	Troll	2	611	11:33 AM, 07/24/10 by Uke
	Raising an iron giant (Preview) Raising an iron giant (The following story by David Hanners appeared on the Pioneer Press website on July 21, 2010.) ST. PAUL, Minn. Milwaukee Road No. 261 has steamed more than a million miles since it rolled out of a factory in eastern New York state 66 years ago, but on Tuesday, it was the locomotive'...	Troll	1	509	2:49 PM, 07/21/10 by Uke
	Iowa Northern, EPA to exhibit environmentally friendly railroad slug (Preview) Iowa Northern, EPA to exhibit environmentally friendly railroad slug (The following appeared on the Progressive Railroading website on July 20, 2010.) Tomorrow, the Iowa Northern Railway Co. and U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) plan to demonstrate a newly converted railroad slug i...	Troll	0	458	12:31 PM, 07/21/10 by Troll
	Sluggo sent this to me via e-mail (Preview) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mCk21G2LR-M	Troll	7	693	7:47 AM, 07/20/10 by Troll
	I'm stymied (Preview) Three NS SD80MACs, three outer cab descriptions Author: OCtrainguy I was in Cresson last Sunday and six NS SD80MACs were at the engine facility. Three of them were on the track opposite the observation platform and my son pointed out that the 7211, 7203 and 7202 each have a different sticker/patch un...	Troll	2	464	12:07 AM, 07/19/10 by Calvin
	Rayonier? (Preview) Hoquiam WA - 07/1975 - {Dennis Schmidt Collection}	Troll	5	1001	1:28 PM, 07/18/10 by Uke
	Uke sez CN is shit! ( 1 2 3 ) (Preview) Uke, I had the CN 2522 on a taconite train the other night, 2nd in the consist. I had all the power I needed to climb the hill out of town, until I had to stop for a meet. Dispatcher called and wanted fuel readings, so I said I would call him back when I checked the units. I took my trusty BNsf flashlight to check...	Buckethead	31	2981	2:21 PM, 07/14/10 by Troll
	Frankfort (Uke started here dumping ash & loading coal) (Preview) -- Edited by Troll on Friday 9th of July 2010 01:58:30 PM	Troll	9	1306	11:06 AM, 07/10/10 by Uke
	BNSF testing biodiesel in engines (Preview) BNSF testing biodiesel in enginesHAVRE, Mont. BNSF Railway will begin testing biodiesel at its Havrestation. The fuel is produced on the Hi-Line, the Great Falls Tribune reports. The project will combine the expertise of Montana State University-Northern's Bio-Energy Innovation and Testing...	Troll	2	869	4:05 PM, 07/03/10 by Snippy
	Posted on You Tube a couple years ago... (Preview) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xx5wu_MNG3o&feature=related	Uke	4	587	10:26 AM, 06/25/10 by Uke
	One of Roanoke’s “Lost Engines” finds a new home ( 1 2 ) (Preview) One of Roanokes Lost Engines finds a new home (The Associated Press circulated the following on June 13, 2010.) NORFOLK, VA. The locomotive gleamed like it did when it first saw life a hundred years ago, already turning heads in its new home near the nTelos Pavilion. The Norfolk & Western 1134 mig...	Troll	22	2371	8:38 AM, 06/21/10 by Troll
	NHL? (Preview)	Troll	9	491	12:18 PM, 06/15/10 by Uke
	Never mind about that 'lost' Fleshlight... (Preview) FACTS OF DIESEL FREIGHT UNITS A Diesel engine is an amazing assortment of bolts, nuts, valves, heaters, coolers, expanders, contractors, and other gadgets too numerous to mention here. All of these are screwed and welded together to form a single unit. This resulting unit is expected to start out w...	Uke	1	534	10:25 AM, 06/10/10 by Freddie Krueger
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